Rise of the Footsoldier
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| Directed by | Julian Gilbey |
| Written by | Julian Gilbey & Mike Hawk |
| Starring | Ricci Harnett Terry Stone Craig Fairbrass |
| Distributed by | Optimum Releasing |
| Release date(s) | 7 September 2007 |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
Rise of the Footsoldier is a 2007 English crime film released on 7 September, 2007. It is the third film from BAFTA award winning director Julian Gilbey. It is a gangster film based on the true story of the Rettendon murders and the biography of Carlton Leach, a former football hooligan of the infamous Inter City Firm (ICF) who became a powerful figure of the English underworld.
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[edit] Plot
The film follows Carlton Leach from his younger days as a 'footsoldier' among the ranks of the ICF to membership of a notorious gang who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The film focuses on three decades of his life, following him from football hooliganism through his burgeoning career as a nightclub bouncer and his involvement in the criminal aspects of the early 'rave' scene, until finally becoming one of the most feared criminals in the country. The story concludes with three members of his gang - Tony Tucker `38', Craig Rolfe `26' and Pat Tate `37' - being brutally murdered in the infamous Triple Rettendon Murders, down a farm track in a Range Rover, on 6 December 1995. This scene and other details of the 1990s Essex and London criminal milieu are also featured in the film Essex Boys (2000).
[edit] Cast
[edit] Carlton's Crew
- Ricci Harnett ... Carlton Leach
- Craig Fairbrass ... Pat Tate
- Terry Stone ... Tony Tucker
- Roland Manookian ... Craig Rolfe
- Patrick Regis ... Eddie
[edit] Mickey's Boys
- Billy Murray ... Mickey Steel
- Frank Harper ... Jack Whomes
- Neil Maskell ... Darren "Supergrass" Nicholls
- Dave Legeno ... Big John
- Kieran Bew ... Ricky
- Jason Maza... Rob
[edit] Ex-Members
- Ian Virgo ... Jimmy Gerenuk
[edit] Turkish Gang
- Dhaffer L'Abidine ... Emre Baran
[edit] Women
- Coralie Rose ... Denny (Carlton's wife)
- Kierston Wareing ... Kate Carter (Pat's wife)
- Emily Beecham... Kelly (Eddie's wife}
- Lara Belmont... Karen
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